How is it that in a country as rich and resourceful as ours, so many families are left struggling to care for their loved ones?
A Question of Care tells the stories behind this crisis—why our caregiving system is breaking down, how it’s affecting people every day, and what we must do to create a future where everyone gets the care they deserve.
About the Podcast
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** Winner of two 2024 Communicator Awards of Excellence from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts
** Winner of two 2024 W3 Awards, a Bronze Signal Award, and a Gold Davey Award
As the U.S. rapidly ages, disability rates surge, and parents struggle to raise their children, families are increasingly realizing that the affordable and responsive care system they thought would be in place doesn’t exist. To understand why, A Question of Care delves into the question: what has happened to our country’s caregiving system?
Hosted by Robert Espinoza, a national expert and frequent speaker on the workforce and aging, this critically acclaimed podcast explores how our society cares—and fails to care—for people across generations. Through bold conversations and personal storytelling, the show elevates the voices of those shaping a more efficient and inclusive care economy.
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Season 1 focused on the primary challenges facing older people and our rapidly aging country.
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Season 2 examines the roles and realities of direct care and childcare workers—the frontline workforce for millions of older adults, individuals with disabilities, and families.
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Robert Espinoza is a national expert in workforce, aging, and caregiving issues. For more than 25 years, he has dedicated himself to advancing public policy and fostering a greater general understanding of some of our most pressing societal issues.
Robert is currently the Chief Executive Officer at National Skills Coalition, which envisions a future where every person in America is guaranteed skills training, good jobs, and economic prosperity. Prior to the Coalition, he served as the Executive Vice President of Policy at PHI, where he oversaw its acclaimed think tank on the direct care workforce for nearly a decade, and as a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He sits on the board of directors for the National Academy of Social Insurance, the FrameWorks Institute, and the American Society on Aging, where he serves as Board Chair. In 2020, Robert was selected for the inaugural CARE100 list, recognizing him as one of the most forward-thinking individuals reshaping the landscape of caregiving in America, and in 2021, he testified before Congress on the profound need to transform direct care jobs.
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Host and Executive Producer: Robert Espinoza
Production: Modry Media
Cover Art: Steven Rosen
A Question of Care is dedicated in loving memory of Robert Eloy Espinoza (1934-2023) and Aurora Lopez de Espinoza (1939-2020).
Robert lives, works, and podcasts in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and works in Chicago, New York City, and Washington, DC. He frequently writes and lectures on workforce, caregiving, and aging issues throughout the country.
Contact Robert for more info.